The Hayes Theatre is a 111-seat theatre specialising in
music theatre and
cabaret in
Potts Point,
Sydney, Australia.
[1] It is named after the Australian performer
Nancye Hayes.
Hayes Theatre Co was established at the former Darlinghurst Theatre after the
Darlinghurst Theatre Company moved to the nearby
Eternity Playhouse.
Its first production, a revival of
Sweet Charity, opened in January 2014. The production transferred to the
Sydney Opera House and a national tour, and was nominated for and received multiple
Helpmann Awards.
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The Hayes Theatre Co has gone on to secure a reputation nationally and internationally for its bold work and award-winning performances.
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Notable performers who have performed at the Hayes include
Nancye Hayes,
Caroline O'Connor,
David Campbell,
Verity Hunt-Ballard,
Simon Burke,
Mitchel Butel,
Emma Matthews,
Genevieve Lemon,
Rowan Witt,
Virginia Gay,
Tim Draxl,
Hellen Dallimore,
Bobby Fox,
Seann Miley Moore,
Trevor Ashley,
Marika Aubrey,
Blake Bowden,
Paul Capsis,
Chloe Dallimore,
Esther Hannaford,
Lucy Maunder,
Timomatic,
Hayden Tee,
Amanda Harrison,
Elise McCann, and
Bert LaBonté.
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Productions
- 2014 –
Sweet Charity,
The Drowsy Chaperone, Truth, Beauty and a Picture of You †, Love Bites,
Miracle City, Beyond Desire †
- 2015 –
Next to Normal,
Blood Brothers,
Dogfight,
Heathers,
Master Class,
High Society,
Rent,
Violet
- 2016 –
The Fantasticks,
Little Shop of Horrors,
Rent, The Detective's Handbook †,
Xanadu,
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown,
Songs for a New World,
Side Show,
Mack and Mabel
- 2017 –
Cabaret,
Calamity Jane,
Big Fish,
Only Heaven Knows, Melba †,
Assassins,
High Fidelity
- 2018 –
Darlinghurst Nights,
The View UpStairs,
In the Heights, Carmen, Live or Dead †,
Gypsy,
Cry-Baby,
She Loves Me,
Evie May †,
Aspects of Love
- 2019 –
Monty Python's Spamalot,
American Psycho, Razorhurst,
Catch Me If You Can,
Caroline, or Change,
H.M.S. Pinafore
- 2020 – The Life of Us †, The Rise and Disguise of Elizabeth R †,
The Bridges of Madison County
- 2021 –
Young Frankenstein, Well-Behaved Women, Half Time,
Merrily We Roll Along
- 2022 – Lizzie, Dubbo Championship Wrestling †,
Bonnie & Clyde,
Jekyll & Hyde,
Godspell,
Nice Work If You Can Get It
- 2023 –
Urinetown,
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Metropolis †, The Lucky Country †,
City of Angels,
Murder for Two,
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,
A Little Night Music
- 2024 – The Hello Girls, Zombie! †,
Tell Me on a Sunday,
Ride the Cyclone,
Little Women,
The Turn of the Screw, Flat Earthers †,
Holiday Inn
† World premiere
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